HDR Photography Software - Photo Editing Programs & Plugins

3 exposures (EV: -2, 0, +2)

Merged HDR with Preset:

Balanced

Painterly

Natural

Vibrant

Surreal

Enhanced

Do you find high contrast scenes hard to photograph?

Try High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography to capture the scene as you saw it:

Take several photographs with different exposures
Merge the photos to HDR
Edit the image to get the style you want, from natural-looking to artistic

View sample HDR Photos

Try HDR with Photomatix

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Photomatix Pro and Essentials are standalone programs running on Windows and Mac.

A license costs $99 for Photomatix Pro and $39 for Photomatix Essentials.
Photomatix Essentials focuses on simplicity and ease of use. Photomatix Pro offers more options and includes advanced features such as batch processing and selective deghosting.
Photomatix Pro includes a Plugin for Lightroom. Photomatix Essentials includes a Plugin for Photoshop Elements.

Photomatix for Linux runs on Linux and costs $49.

Watch videos of Photomatix in action

Photomatix is by far the best HDR software out there, and I have tried them all!

Jeff Dean

Photomatix is too much fun!
I think I am averaging more than four hours a day using it.

Mr. Peter - Travel Author

I use Photomatix Pro every day in my architectural photography work. I could not live without it!

Johnny Stevens - CPP Photographer

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News

26-Mar-18: HDR Exposures Calculator now available in iOS. The free web version of the app is still available at HDRsoft.com/ev.

5-Dec-17: Photomatix for Linux upgraded to version 1.1, adding the Tone Balancer method, a Finishing Touch and more.

20-Nov-17: Photomatix Essentials upgraded to version 4.2, adding Tone Balancer method among other updates.

13-Aug-17: Q&A on using HDR for a solar eclipse based on the questions from a user preparing to photograph the August 21 eclipse.

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21-May-17: Photomatix Pro 6.0 released, adding a new HDR rendering method for realistic results, a Brush Tool, color adjustments, straightening, and more.

1-Nov-16: Photomatix FX, an iPhone app offering photo enhancement effects, now available on the App Store as a free download.

28-Jul-16: Winners of the Spring 2016 HDR Challenge announced in the Realistic HDR and Creative HDR categories.

21-Jul-16: Introducing Photomatix OneShot, an Extension for Apple Photos that adds the Photomatix magic to a single exposure.

10-Jul-16: Photomatix is now available on the Linux platform. Photomatix for Linux is released.

29-Jun-16: Photomatix Essentials upgraded to version 4.1.

8-Jun-16: Photomatix Pro upgraded to version 5.1.3.

2-Apr-16: The Spring 2016 HDR Challenge is now open: Accepting entries in the Realistic HDR and Creative HDR categories until the 30th of June.

30-Sep-14: Photomatix Essentials updated to version 4, adding realistic-looking Tone Mapping and Finishing Touch options among other updates. Photomatix Essentials is an easy-to-use program intended for photographers who are new to HDR.